On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:21:23 -0400, Joe Bemier
wrote:

On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:13:55 -0400, "Upscale"
wrote:


"Buddy Matlosz" wrote in message news:5QFWg.124
Every week in the business section they do a close-up of someone in a
different profession. This week is a woodworker:


http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...610090311/1003

Sure doesn't appear to be much money in it.

Either that or he doesn't want the IRS to get wind of the fact that he makes
extra under the table.

Exactly....it is rampant around here. Makes me sick....guys with
"Support Our Troops" and American Flags all over their truck and then
trying to weasel a portion under the table.

Makes ya sick, does it?

You know, what kind of makes me sick is a guy working 40-60 hours a
week and paying taxes on all of it to make about $20k/year take home
pay being looked down on because he chose not to pay additional taxes
on an extra couple hours of work a week he had to do to make sure the
kids had shoes or the morgage got paid- while some ****heel in a
corporate office is busy having his accountant write off his new yacht
and the year's golf tourament as business expenses so he can pay less
taxes than a high school kid who flips burgers 10 hours a week.

Be realistic. I'm not against taxation- I believe it's important and
serves a good purpose (most of the time). And I pay my taxes- but I
sure as hell am not going to hold a blue collar worker accountable if
he makes an extra couple hundred bucks a month in his spare time and
doesn't give it away voluntarily. You work your time at the day job
and pay the payroll taxes, you've done your part and made your
contribution. Bad enough they're taking our benefits away and selling
our livelihoods to the lowest bidder somewhere overseas without making
extra donations to the fellas who won't do a thing to stop it.